Watch-roller remover.



Unrran STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMMA O. VEISSMILLER, OF LEAD, SOUTH DAKOTA, ASSIGNOR TO KEN- DRIOK ANDDAVIS, OF LEBANON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, A FIRM.

v WATCH-ROLLER REMOVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1905.

Application filed February 8, 1905. Serial No. 244,722.

To @ZZ whom, t muy concern:

Be it known that I, EMMA O. WEIssMrLLER, of Lead, in the county ofLawrence and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in VVatch-Roller Removers, ot' which the following' is aspeciiication.

This invention relates to tools forseparating parts oi' watches, andparticularly for removing from the stati' of a watch-balance the diskknown as the rollen The invention has for its object to provide aconvenient tool of this character adapted to coperate with rollers ofdiierent sizes and to conveniently remove the stafl'1 from the roller.

The invention consists in the improvements which I will now proceed todescribe and claim.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this spcciiication,Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a tool embodying my invention.Fig. 2 represents an enlarged View of the toolfrom a diierent point ofview, the handle portion being vpartly broken4 away. Fig. 3 represents asection on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 represents an enlargement of aportion oi' Fig. 1, parts being shown in section. Fig. 5 represents anelevation of the side of the tool opposite that shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6represents a section on line 6 6 of Fig. 4.4 Fig. 7 represents a sectionon line 7 7 of Fig. 6.l Fig. 8 represents a section on line 8 8 of Fig.6. Fig. 9 represents an elevation-similar to that shown in Fig. 2,illustrating a modiiication. Fig. 10 represents an elevation, partly insection, showing another modification. Fig. 11 represents a perspectiveview of the turret hereinafter referred to.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all theiigures.

In the drawings, 12 represents a shank, which is preferably tubular andis or may be provided with a handle 13.

14 represents an ejecting-plunger which is longitudinally movable in theshank and is adapted to be projected from one end thereof, the saidplunger being normally held in a retracted position, as shown in Fig. 2,by means of a spring 15, bearing at one end on the bottom' of a recessformed in the shank and at the other end. on a collar 16, aiiixed to theupper end of the plunger.

17 represents a lever pivoted at 18 to ears on the'shank, the longer armof said lever constituting a handle, while the shorter arm projectsthrough a slot in the shank and enters a notch 19, formed in the plunger14. When the longer arm of the lever is moved inwardly toward the shank,the shorter arm projects the lower end of the plunger from the shank. Tothe shank is movably connected a holder provided with a series ofroller-rests, each adapted to engage a roller 20, frictionally engagedwith the staif 21 oi' a watch-balance 22. The said rests are ofdifferent sizes, so that each vis adapted to engage a roller of a givendiameter, each rest being adapted to hold a roller, with the arborengagedtherewith, in alinement with the longitudinal center of theplunger 14, so that when the plunger is projected the roller will besupported by the rest against the pressure of the plunger, said pressurebeing exerted on the staff and forcing the latter from the roller. Meansare provided for securing the rest-holder to the shank in a series ofpositions in such manner that each rest may be secured in its operativerelation to the plunger. The said rest-holder is preferably a disk orturret 23, mounted to turn upon a pivot pin or stud 24, whichconstitutes an axis at right angles with the plunger 14, said axisbeing' aiixed to the shank 12. The turret is provided with a segmentaliange 25, on which the series of rollerrests are formed, each restcomprising a flat seat 26, formed on the inner side of the flange 25,and shoulders 27 27 at the opposite edges ot' said seat.' In each seat26 is formed a slot 28, adapted to receive the staff 21. The width ofeach seat 26 is such that the roller to be supported by the seat titsaccurately between the shoulders 27 27 and is prevented from movement onthe seat crosswise of the slot 28, each seat being of a different widthfrom the other seats, so that a series of rollers of different diameterscan be held by the series of seats. The slot 28 in each seat is formedmidway between the shoulders 27, so that the longitudinal center of thestaif 21 is equidistant from said shoulders.

It will be seen by reference to Figs. 6 and 10 that the holder or turret23 is adapted to be adjusted to bring a staff 21, engaged with a rollersupported by either of said rests, into alinement with the plunger 14,so that if the turret is locked to the shank the roller and staff aresecurely held in such manner that'the projection of the plunger willforce the staff i endwise from the roller. The preferred means forlocking the holder or turret in a series of positions com prise'aspring-pressed detent 29, located -in a socket on the shank, and aseries of sockets 30, formed in the turret, each socket being adapted toengage the pin and to hold one of the rests in its operative relation tothe ejecting-plunger l-i. In Figs. 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8, the said socketsare shown as formed in one side of the turret, the detent beingcorrespondingly arranged.

In Fig. 9 I show sockets 31 formed in the perimeter of the turret, and adetent 32 adapted to engage said sockets.

In Fig. l() I show as the means for securing the turret in its differentpositions a flange or shoulder 33 formed on the screw, which serves asthe aXis of the turret, said ange being adapted to clamp the turretagainst the shank.

The outer side of the flange 25 is preferably provided With a series offiat faces 34, these faces coinciding with the roller-seats and soreducing the thickness of the iiange at the points Where thearbor-receiving slots are formed as to enable the iange to enter thenecessarily-limited space between the roller and the plane of theadjacent edge of the balance-rim. I

In Fig. 3 I shovs7 the shoulders 27 connected by a segmental shoulderportion 35, while in Figs. 4, 7, and l1 the said shoulders are extendedparallel With each other to the body of the turret.

l. A Watch-roller remover comprising a shank having alongitudinally-movable ejecting-plunger, and a holder movably engagedWith the shank and havinga plurality of rollerrests either of which isadapted to be moved into operative relation with the plunger.

2. A Watch-roller remover comprising a shank having alongitudinally-movable ejecting-plunger, a holder movably engaged withthe shank and hav-ing a plurality of rollerrests either of which isadapted to be moved into operative relation With the plunger, and meansfor securing the said holder to the shank With either rest in anoperative position.

3. A Watch -lroller remover comprising' a shank having' alongitudinally-movable ejecting-plunger, and a holder formed as a turretrotatably engaged With the shank and provided With a plurality ofroller-rests, either of which is adapted to be moved into operativerelation'vvith the plunger.

4C. A Watch-roller remover comprising a shank having alongitudinally-movable ejecting-plunger, and a holder formed as a turretrotatably engaged with the shank and provided With a plurality ofroller-rests, either of which is adapted to be moved into operativerelation with the plunger, means being provided for securing the turretto the shank in different positions.

5. A Watch-roller remover comprising a shank having alongitudinally-movable ejecting-plunger, and a holder formed as a turretrotatably engaged with the shank and provided vvith a plurality ofroller-rests, either of which is adapted to be moved into operativerelation With the plunger, the shank having a spring-pressed detent, andthe turret a series of sockets to engage said detent.

6. A Watch-roller remover comprising a shank having a spring-retractedplunger, and a pivoted projecting lever engaged with the plunger, and aholder movably engaged With the shank and having a plurality ofrollerrests, either of which is adapted to cooperate with the plunger.

7. A Watch-roller remover comprising a shank having alongitudinally-movable ejecting-plunger, and a turret mounted to turn onan axis at right angles with the plunger and having a flange adapted toproject under the plunger, the said flange being provided with a seriesof staff-receiving slots, and with shouldered roller-engaging seats onits inner surface communicating With said slots, the outer surface ofthe Hange having fiat faces.

In testimony whereof I have afliXed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

EMMA C. WEISSMILLER.

VVitness'es:-

J. L. CURRAN, S. A. FRAME.

